1.The dignified beggar<\/p>\n
The beggar who doesn\u2019t extend his palm
\nIs always there, at the corner of the pedestrians\u2019 walk
\nIn the lovely small German city
\nNear the old town hall
\nAcross from the cosmetic shop
\nOn the same side of the street
\nAs the store selling expensive clothes
\nHaving his hands crossed behind him
\n*
\nSo how do you know he\u2019s a beggar?
\nBecause he stands there all the time
\nAnd if you take the initiative of some money
\nTo give him, he won\u2019t deny it
\n*
\nHe\u2019s been forever there, at the same spot
\nWith his hands crossed behind him
\nEven before the enforcement of the law<\/p>\n
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1.The dignified beggar<\/p>\n
The beggar who doesn\u2019t extend his palm
\nIs always there, at the corner of the pedestrians\u2019 walk
\nIn the lovely small German city
\nNear the old town hall
\nAcross from the cosmetic shop
\nOn the same side of the street
\nAs the store selling expensive clothes
\nHaving his hands crossed behind him
\n*
\nSo how do you know he\u2019s a beggar?
\nBecause he stands there all the time
\nAnd if you take the initiative of some money
\nTo give him, he won\u2019t deny it
\n*
\nHe\u2019s been forever there, at the same spot
\nWith his hands crossed behind him
\nEven before the enforcement of the law
\nAgainst aggressive begging
\n*
\nToday he gave me the inspiration
\nFor this poem
\nIn order to thank him
\nI approached him conspiratorially
\nEnticing him with my eyes
\nTo bring one of his hands in front
\nAnd I gave him a coin
\nLS 2014.<\/p>\n
2.Heavy luggage<\/p>\n
How heavy is the luggage
\nOf an entire life
\nTravels and places, people and feelings
\nYou saw it all, you felt it all
\nEven the ones
\nYou may not have known
\nBut, all the same, they came along
\n*<\/p>\n
How heavy is the luggage
\nThat you must carry yourself
\nNo porter will offer to get it for you
\nAlthough you\u2019re willing to pay
\nIt\u2019s you who chose to come with so much weight
\n*<\/p>\n
But, oh, if only you could
\nLeave the suitcases
\nGo back for different choices
\nMore practical, lighter ones
\nMore useful, better ones
\n*<\/p>\n
But, oh, if only you could
\nThrow a little ballast off your life\u2019s balloon
\nMake it rise
\nSo you can see the world
\nFrom above, from afar
\nLS 2014.<\/p>\n
3.Doors<\/p>\n
A door I adore
\nAn entrance, a gate
\nIt opens, it closes
\nInviting, forbidding
\nUniting, dividing
\n*<\/p>\n
A door I adore
\nA commonplace metaphor
\nOf life when it opens
\nOf death when it’s shut
\n*<\/p>\n
A door I adore
\nA promise, a hope
\nA new beginning maybe
\nThe sense of adventure
\nOf all possibilities
\nLS 2013.<\/p>\n
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3 existential poems: tourist, victim, phoenix<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n